-NRLF ^B 257 ObM if .B w: ^ *; fv !i' Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2007 with funding from IVIicrosoft Corporation http://www.archive.org/details/beginnersfrenchOOfranrich BEGINNERS' FREKFCH BY VICTOR E. FRANgOIS, Ph.D. OFFICIER D'ACADEMIE ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF FRENCH IN THE COLLEGE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK NEW YORK CINCINNATI CHICAGO :. •:• AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY Copyright, 1903, by Victor E. Francois Entered at Stationers' Hall, London FRANCOIS, BEGINNER'S FRENCH W. p. 22 To MY Dear Friend AND Former Colleague in the University of Michigan DR. ERNST MENSEL Professorof German in Smith College THIS VOLUME IS DEDICATED IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE MANY PLEASANT HOURS WE HAVE SPENT TOGETHER DISCUSSING BOOKS AND METHODS 68'7'902 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGB Introduction 7 Pronunciation .1913 Definite article. Pluralof nouns Definite article (continued). Translation of itwhen asubject. . 21 Negation. Formation of questions. Present indicative ofetre . 23 Agreement, feminine and plural of adjectives. Formation of ques-.26 tions (continued) Comparatives and superlatives. Possessive and demonstrative adjectives 30 Oforfrom the. Irregularplurals 35 Reading Lesson. Sorite 39 Indefinite article. Some or any. Present.indi.cati.veof.avo.ir ... 39 Cardinal and ordinal numbers 44 Reading Lesson. Divisionsdu temps 49 Present indicative of the first conjugation ..... 50 To or at the. Imperfect indicative of thefirst conjugation . . 55 Reading Lesson. Impossible ii'estpasfranfais -55^^ Present indicative of the second conjugation . . . . Imperfectindicativeofthesecondconjugation. Formationofadverbs 62 Reading Lesson. Dupareilau mime 66 ... Present and imperfect indicativeof the third conjugation . . 67 SReoamdeinogr aLnesyso(nc.ontiUnunedC).alemVbeorubrs endi.ng in. -ger.and.-cer . • '7750 Some or any (continued). Irregularfeminineofadjectives. Present and imperfect indicative of recevoir 75 Placeofadjectives. Agreement ofadjectivesqualifyingtwoor more nouns 8° Reading Less.on. Trois excellentsMedecins 88 Peculiarities of some verbs of thefirst conjugation • • • 93 Future and conditional of regular verbs. Impersonal verb . . 97 Demonstrative pronouns 108 Interrogativeadjectives; interrogativeandrelative pronouns. Com- .112 Possepsosuinvde ptrenosneosuns. Agreement of past partic•iples• .• .• .118 Reading Lesson. Une Meprise 121 Demonstrative andrelativepronouns(continued). Compoundtenses (continued) ^^i Indefinite adjectives and pronouns ^25 Preterit. Place ofpersonal pronouns I3^ Placeofpersonalpronouns(continued). Formationoftenses. Cueillir 137 Reading Lesson. Unejoyeuse Harangue Mi S O TAHLK OF CONTKNTS PACK IPmapsesriavteivvoei.ce.PlaCcoeuvorfirp^efrasiornea,lpplreounvoouinrs (c.ontin.ued).. En.voye,r ..114462 Disjunctive pronouns. Hair^partir,falloi> 152 Time of the day. Aller, mettre 156 Voir 160 Reading Lesson. Lapetite ATendiantt 163 Prendre 165 Active voice instead of passive. Plaire .168 Simple tenses of the reflexive voice. Sortir 172 CReoamdpionugnLdestseonns.es oEfnitghneireesflexivevoice. Venir, sentir, s'asseoir ..118738 PPlruerpaolsiotfiocnosm.bpeofuo.nredtnho.eunisn.f.iniRtei.vseo.udr.Cer^adii.nrder,ev.aloir.. ......118849 Imperative of the reflexive voice. Tenir,.boire.,pou.voir.. .... 194 Ouvrir, lire 198 Reading Lesson. Lapetite.Hiro.ndell.e ...... 201 Atteindre, introditire . . . . . . . . . 203 Dormir, eteindre,poun>oir 207 RReecaidpirnogcaLlesvseornb.s UneSuppression spirituelle. Repartie royaU ..221121 Reading Lesson. Acrosticke . . .216 Place of adverbs. Senir, vetir .216 RRuelaedsinogf Ltheesssounb.junLcativTeommboeode.tla£Rcorsiere, vo.tiloir. .. .. .. ..222212 Use of fie. Mourir, rire, vivre 228 Reading Lesson. Un Courtisanprisaupies^e 232 Instruire,paraitre, (aire,decouvrir, conveuir . . . . . 233 Imperfect of the subjunctive. Sequence oftenses. Acquerir,croire, savoir, cofinaitre . . . . . . . . . • ^Z7 ReadingLesson. Bons Mots de Diof;ene. L"*Animalleplus nuisible. Reponsede Socrate 243 Poems .... Le Colimafon, by Arnault 244 La Feuille dessechee, by Arnault . 24S Le PetitPierre, by Boucher de Perthes 245 Beau Soir, by Paul Bourget 246 EtoilesFilantes, by Fran9ois Coppee . 247 Consellsa un Enfant, by Victor Hugo 247 Partantpourla Syrie, by La Reine Hortense 2^8 TroisFils d'Or, by Leconte de Lisle . 249 Chanson de Barberine, by Alfred de Musset 250 Full conjugation ofavoirand etre 25 254 Table of endings of regularverbs • 255 Alphabetical table of irregular verbs 256-2::9 Vocabulary, i. French-English . 261 2. English-French o 28^